You’ve all had some very interesting answers for my last post so here is a question for you, how do you think about copyright in general and should it exist?

  • CmdrShepard@lemmy.one
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    1 year ago

    Generational wealth is easily tackled by an inheritance tax. If my rights and living wishes as a dead person don’t matter with regard to my property, why should some random stranger be entitled to it either?

    • lolcatnip@reddthat.com
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      1 year ago

      Who said anything about random strangers? That would just be weird. I’m suggesting something more like a 100% inheritance tax due assets beyond a certain limit.

      • TheGalacticVoid@lemm.ee
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        1 year ago

        Public domain literally means “random strangers.” I don’t see why my child (or whoever else I delegate) shouldn’t be able to control the works that I make before I pass. If they did continue my works with full control, then any half-finished book or movie or game or other piece of art would torture them with legal battles and little reward. Banning inheritable copyright is a death sentence for half-finished media.